Worried about ds

[Kaylasmum49]

I have posted about my dd having cold symptoms and 7 negative lft’s, my son started having symptoms on Monday night, he is unvaccinated due to my hesitance because of the risk of heart inflammation. I feel like shit and so guilty. I have a pcr booked for tomorrow and I am so scared for him. I have health anxiety and have been having catastrophic thoughts.

I’m for some reassuring stories about unvaccinated dc’s being ok with covid, I am struggling to function as the fear is so bad. I have been very I’ll with anxiety and depression for the last few years and I am waiting for psychotherapy but the waiting list is long. Please don’t have a go at me, I know this is my own fault.

Anyone?

My DS also didn’t have the vaccine as I was nervous when it became available to children. That’s absolutely fine. We make decisions we feel are best for our children. FWIW I have since changed my mind and will allow him to have it but he caught covid last Thursday so can’t have it now for 3 months. He’s absolutely fine. He felt I’ll for about 6 hours-headache and tired, and has been absolutely completely fine ever since.

Try not to worry.

My 4 year old has covid and is unvaccinated due to her age and she is absolutely fine. Just like having a cold gor her.
Half of older dds class have it so 15 children and same all invaxed due to age and again all are fine.

Although I'm not a child, I'm 28 and unvaccinated, with asthma and 27 weeks pregnant. I had a rough day or two but been absolutely fine otherwise.

I understand your health anxiety which I have too. My midwife gave me a o2 monitor, I've seen you can buy them relatively cheaply on amazon for next day delivery which might out your mind at rest if you can monitor DS o2 levels at home. Plenty fluids, calpol and rest if he is feeling under the weather. My DS(4) we haven't tested as he found it traumatic so no idea whether he's had it or not but he has been neither up or down.

Sending you my love ❤

@kaylasmum49, so sorry you're feeling so anxious.
How old is your son? I'm going to guess a teenager, since you've said he could have been jabbed but you chose not to.

I know LOADS of teenagers who have had covid, and have all been fine (some have had a rough time for a bit, but all recovered).

You're with at least 50% of parents in making this decision.

Also, although there's been wide promotion of the idea that myocarditis is more common with covid than following the vaccine, latest analysis suggests this is absolutely not true for young males. It may be true at population level, but for males under 30 it is a different picture.

Hope your kids are over this asap. Try to breathe slowly. You did fine in your decision. You're going to do fine with this, too. And the OVERWHELMING likelihood is that both your kids will get over this with no problem.

If you're not already, get some vitamin D, vitamin C and zinc into him. Gargling with some types of antiseptic mouthwash may also reduce viral load, so you can get him to do this, too. Can be helpful to feel you're doing Something.

I commented on your other thread. My unvaccinated DS has had Covid, it was barely noticeable and he wasn't ill. Are you getting help for your anxiety? The number of children who get very ill with Covid is miniscule.

Also, although there's been wide promotion of the idea that myocarditis is more common with covid than following the vaccine, latest analysis suggests this is absolutely not true for young males. It may be true at population level, but for males under 30 it is a different picture.

Also, although there's been wide promotion of the idea that myocarditis is more common with covid than following the vaccine, latest analysis suggests this is absolutely not true for young males. It may be true at population level, but for males under 30 it is a different picture

This is simply not true.

Yes the risk levels vary with age, but please read the BHF info pages on thus which are clear that for every age group, the risk from the vaccine bios lister than the risk of the disease. Do remember that BHF is not a neutral party - their agenda is to prevent as many cardiac issues as possible so they have experts who stay right on top of all the latest research.

brownstone.org/articles/myocarditis-under-age-40-an-update/

Have a read of this, and the most recent academic papers, @RoseAndRose.

I have 4 DC all unvaccinated. No serious illness from covid here. I have health anxiety so completely get where you are coming from.

I have. It does not say what you think it's saying.

Thisis the (pre-print) paper on which it is based.

It does not compare rates in the vaccinated with those following the wild disease, it just notes that the disease also produced myocarditis.

The evidence for Natural Medicine's graph is not provided, and is contrary to the published peer-reviewed evidence, which finds risk from disease about 18x higher than from vaccination (some variation across age groups, tending to be higher with age but substantial fir all)

I know lots and lots of children who have had covid very mildly. I don't know any children who were very ill or have had long covid.
The single vaccination would probably have not stopped your child catching omicron. Don't blame yourself.
I would really like to know more about how single or double vaccination protects children against omicron, but I don't think that data is available yet.

You got loads of replies on your last thread.. why start another one?

Your kids will be fine. It’s your severe anxiety that is making you have a complete panic. Try to remain calm.

All my kid has it very mildly, and one has a minor cardiac issue already.

All unvacced. As am I.

I did do extra zinc, D snd C

Please don't worry. Both my children have has covid. Basically a v mild cold. Nothing to worry about at all.

DD 5 had Covid (pre Omicron) and was literally fine, one one evening she appeared slightly tired. Aside from that, no worse than a very mild cold.

I know that 100000 good news stories are meaningless against even one bad news story (I too have health anxiety), but the chances of you DS becoming seriously ill are infinitesimally small.

Literally millions of children worldwide have had covid and with very, very rare exceptions (which are kids with underlying health conditions) they don't get seriously ill or die from it. So nothing to worry about. Your DC will be fine.

But I don't understand at why if you have health anxiety you wouldn't have taken the obvious step of getting your children vaccinated when the risks of covid to them and to other people they may come into contact with while infectious are vastly higher than the side effects of the vaccine. Your kids will be fine either way, but what about the older people around them to whom covid is genuinely dangerous?

I have already said that the risk of heart inflammation is what made me hesitant. Health anxiety is very complex, I also already said that I feel very guilty about not having him vaccinated. He is autistic with social communication difficulties and severe anxiety, he barely leaves the house.

Anyone else have reassuring stories

I have just had a very faint positive on a lft. Really scared

@RoseAndRose

Also, although there's been wide promotion of the idea that myocarditis is more common with covid than following the vaccine, latest analysis suggests this is absolutely not true for young males. It may be true at population level, but for males under 30 it is a different picture.

Also, although there's been wide promotion of the idea that myocarditis is more common with covid than following the vaccine, latest analysis suggests this is absolutely not true for young males. It may be true at population level, but for males under 30 it is a different picture

This is simply not true.

Yes the risk levels vary with age, but please read the BHF info pages on thus which are clear that for every age group, the risk from the vaccine bios lister than the risk of the disease. Do remember that BHF is not a neutral party - their agenda is to prevent as many cardiac issues as possible so they have experts who stay right on top of all the latest research.

Bios lister? What does that mean????? Kids are much more at risk of vaccines than Covid plenty of peer reviewed research to back that up!

Unless your child has serious underlying health issues then they will be absolutely fine if they have Covid,I suggest you stop watching MSM as their only agenda seems to be scaring the shit out of everyone!!!

I would agree. Stop reading the news

I don’t know any child seriously affected by this virus.

Chill!!

It's a typing mistake, and should have read 'is lower'